Thought Leadership

Episode #258: Presentation Guidelines

Why Do So Many Professionals Struggle With Public Speaking in Business? Most professionals in Japan and abroad...

Episode #259: How To Have An Audience Like You By Building Rapport

Why do so many presenters struggle to connect with audiences—even when the content is good? Executives and pro...

Episode #260: Who Is Our Audience

Why is understanding the audience the first step for any presentation in Japan? Before building slides or scri...

Episode #261: The Purpose Of Our Presentation

What is the first question every executive should ask before creating a presentation? Before opening PowerPoin...

Episode #262: What Is Your Message

Why Do So Many Presentations Fail to Deliver a Clear Message? Executives in both 日本企業 (Japanese companies — Ja...

Episode #263: The “Impress Your Audience” Speech

Why does every executive interaction shape your professional and corporate brand? In every meeting, presentati...

Episode #264: Opening Our Presentation (Part One)

Executives in 日本企業 (Japanese corporations) and 外資系企業 (multinational companies) face a critical challenge: audi...

Episode #265: Opening Our Presentation (Part Two)

Why does the first 60 seconds of your speech decide everything? Executives and managers today are presenting t...

Episode #266: How An Expert Prepares For A TEDx Talk

How do you prepare for a talk when your reputation is truly on the line? When you step onto a TEDx stage in 東京...

Episode #267: How To Be That Charismatic Presenter

Why do some speakers immediately command the room while others struggle to be remembered? Executives across 日本...

Episode #268: Designing the Main Body Of Our Talk

How do top executives design a presentation that audiences actually remember? Many leaders in Tokyo struggle w...

Episode #269: The Use of Evidence In Your Presentations

Why Are Presentations Failing Today for Japanese and Global Executives? Modern presenters face two powerful fo...

How to Transform Weekly Business Reports Into Powerful Communication Training — Without Getting Reprimanded

Most businesspeople rarely speak to a public audience.Instead, they give weekly internal reports—monotone, mec...

How Executives Can Recover From a Bad First Impression — Humor, Preparedness, and Crisis Management in Presentations

We all know first impressions are critical, yet even seasoned executives sometimes sabotage themselves in the ...

Why Storytelling Is the Most Underused Persuasion Tool in Business — And How Companies Can Transform Sales With It

Despite massive budgets spent on branding, advertising, and product storytelling, most customer-facing interac...

How Executives Can Win the Q&A Battle — Professional Preparation, Composure, and Audience Control

During most of a presentation, the speaker is in complete control: You set the pace You design the flow ...

How Executives Can Turn Data into Engagement — Storytelling, Framing, and Audience Connection in Business Presentations

Executives prepare diligently for business talks, but many fall into a common trap:Spending all their time bui...

Episode #270: Designing The Closes

Why do so many executives lose impact in the last 5 minutes of a presentation? In high-stakes meetings, especi...

Episode #271: The Persuasive Presenter’s New Year Resolution

Why is persuasion critical to your 2022 presenter vision? If your 2022 vision involves any version of success ...

Episode #272: Predictable Results for Presenters In 2022

Why are my online meetings and webinars still putting people to sleep? The prediction business is always risky...